Leadership Charter School Academic Profile 2019 - 2020 Visit us at: CEEB Code www.palcs.org 391441

Community & School Information Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School (PA Leadership) is a state-approved, public cyber charter school for Administration students in grades K through 12 who reside within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Students are individually

scheduled for classes, with the ability to select from over 300 course offerings. Dr. James Hanak Founder and CEO Curriculum Mr. Mark Allen The curriculum at PA Leadership meets or exceeds all Pennsylvania State Academic Standards. Courses are Director of Academics taught by highly qualified, certified teachers who work from one of the PA Leadership sites. PA Leadership Dr. Christopher Hardin combines academically challenging, knowledge-based curriculum with the best teaching practices and the latest High School Principal technology. Textbooks and all learning materials are provided for students as well as various online resources. The curriculum materials serve as the foundation at PA Leadership, but the greatest strength of the curriculum Mrs. Shavaun McGinty resides with the teachers who develop their own unique courses, deliver instruction, create and grade assignments, Supervisor of Guidance and interact with students on a daily basis.

West Chester Office 1332 Enterprise Drive  Center for Performing and Fine Arts Director: Mr. Mark Allen West Chester, PA 19380 The Center for Performing and Fine Arts (CPFA) opened in the fall of 2005 and offers art, music, Phone: 610-701-3333 theater and dance both online and onsite at our West Chester facility. It is an adjunct, audition-only program component to cyber charter school that allows students to explore a well-rounded art Pittsburgh Center education. Today, the CPFA has an enrollment of nearly 240 middle and high school students. 55 Alpha Drive West Pittsburgh, PA 15238  University Scholars Program Principal: Mr. Christopher Stiles Phone: 412-828-3331 The University Scholars Program (USP) is an honors college-preparatory program that offers a

Performing & Fine specialized, accelerated education curriculum. USP is designed to maximize the intellectual potential Arts Center for high achieving and motivated learners, where individual achievement is valued and supported. The 211 Carter Drive, Ste. C USP program currently has an enrollment of 275 students. West Chester, PA 19382 Phone: 610-430-6525 *AP Courses Offered: Honors Courses Offered: • Biology • Algebra I & II University Scholars • Calculus AB & BC • American Literature Student Activities 1585 Paoli Pike

West Chester, PA 19380 • Chemistry • Biology • The Talon (Student Newspaper) Phone: 610-344-0524 • Environmental Science • British Literature • Student Government • European History • Chemistry • National Honor Society Counseling • Literature & Comp. • Geometry • National Jr. Honor Society Department • Microeconomics • Introduction to Engineering • Yearbook

• Physics 1 • PreCalculus & Trigonometry Heather Priar  Class of 2020 • Psychology • Physics Jill DiPaolo • Statistics • US Government  Class of 2021 • US Government • US History TBA • US History • World History  Class of 2022 • World History This is a partial list of courses offered. Rebecca Walker  Class of 2023 Lauren DiFerdinando Special Programs  Grades 6 – 8 Professional Studies Program: The Professional Studies Program (PSP) is a certificate program which offers Andrea Malvestuto elective-based concentrations for students in grades 9-12. This program is designed to equip students for their  Grades 6 – 8 Samantha Allen post-secondary plans while giving them an opportunity to explore their area of interest.  Grades 4 – 5 Academic Assistance: This program is designed to provide additional assistance to K-12 students who are Jessica Kirk struggling academically.  Grades K - 3 Homework Help Tutoring: Tutoring is offered during the school year as a resource for students who need extra Mary Beth Stefanski support after normal school hours.  USP Dual Enrollment: PALCS provides opportunities for high school students to earn high school and college Amber Clark credits simultaneously through Delaware County Community College and Penn State Lehigh County.  CPFA

TAPP (Teenage Parenting Program) ♦ SAP (Student Assistance Program)

Grading Scale Grade Point Average (GPA) High school level courses receive quality points based on credit Letter Numeric Academic & Honors AP/DE/CL worth and final letter grade. Quality points are used to calculate Grade Grade College Prep the grade point average. Honors and Advanced Placement courses A 94-100 4.00 4.50 5.00 are weighted. Courses graded as Pass/Fail are not included in the A- 90-93 3.70 4.30 4.70 GPA.

B+ 87-89 3.30 4.00 4.30 Class Rank B 84-86 3.00 3.70 4.00 Class rank is determined by using the grade point average of all B- 80-83 2.70 3.30 3.70 students in a graduating class. Class rank is calculated after the C+ 77-79 2.30 3.00 3.30 first semester and again at the end of each school year. C 74-76 2.00 2.70 3.00 SAT Test Score Information C- 70-73 1.70 2.50 2.70 PALCS students scored 1158 overall on the SAT, higher than the D+ 67-69 1.30 1.30 1.30 state average of 1086. D 64-66 1.00 1.00 1.00 D- 60-63 0.70 0.70 0.70 ACT Test Score Information F 0-59 0.00 0.00 0.00 PALCS students obtained an average composite score of 25.8 on DE-Dual Enrollment CL – College Level AP – Adv. Placement the ACT, higher than the state average of 23.5.

AP Test Scores Information Graduation Requirements 129 students took 213 AP exams with an average score of 3.4 87% of these students obtained a score of 3 or higher To receive a diploma, students must successfully complete 20.5 credits and a .5 credit Graduation Portfolio course for each year they are enrolled. In addition, students must take the 11th grade Keystone examinations in Algebra, Biology and Literature. 2019 Post Graduate Plans 4 Credits ………... English 3 Credits ………... Science (including Biology) Employment 23% 3 Credits ………... Math (including Algebra 1) 3.5 Credits ……… Social Studies (including US History Education 75% or US Government) 1 Credit …………. Arts & Humanities Other 1% 1 Credit …………. Health/Safety/PE 1 Credit …………. Technology 4 Credits ………… Additional Electives Military 1% .5 Credit (per year) Graduation Portfolio

Graduates fromGeneva the CollegeClass of 2019 were accepted by the following College & Universities.

Alvernia University George Washington Univ. Oklahoma City University University of Pennsylvania Arizona State University Penn Foster College University of Pittsburgh Berklee College of Music Harrisburg Area CC Penn Highlands CC Bowdoin College Hodges University Penn State University University of Valley Forge Bucks County CC I.U.P. University of the Arts Butler County CC Keiser University Princeton University California Univ. of Penn Kingswood University Vet Tech Institute Kutztown University Rochester Institute of Tech. Lamar Community College Rowan University Virginia State University Cheyney University LaSalle University Rutgers University West Chester University Clarks Summit University Lehigh Carbon CC Ryerson University Wheaton College Clemson University Liberty University St. John’s College CC of Allegheny Loyola University St. Joseph’s University Wilmington University CC of Philadelphia Luzerne County CC Shenandoah University Wilson College Cornell University Manhattan College Shippensburg University York College Delaware County CC Manhattan School of Music Slippery Rock University Delaware State Fire School M.I.T. Smith College DeSales University Messiah College Southern New Hampshire DeVry University Millersville University State University of NY Montgomery County CC Temple University This is a partial list of East Stroudsburg University University of Colorado colleges and universities to Eastman School of Music University of Delaware which our students have Edinboro University New York University University of Maryland been accepted. Elizabethtown University Northampton CC University of N. Hampshire